"You can only put your soul into art. Anything else you do has rules. Your school has rules. Your job has rules. Any sport you will watch or do has rules. Even your life has rules. But, for art, there are only the rules that you inflict upon yourself. The rules handed out by your mind due to the abundancy of rules in every other aspect of life."

"You can only put your soul into art. Anything else you do has rules. Your school has rules. Your job has rules. Any sport you will watch or do has rules. Even your life has rules. But, for art, there are only the rules that you inflict upon yourself. The rules handed out by your mind due to the abundancy of rules in every other aspect of life."

Or the rules handed out by your art teacher when he can't understand the reasons behind what you are doing, as is the case with me.

"You can only put your soul into art. Anything else you do has rules. Your school has rules. Your job has rules. Any sport you will watch or do has rules. Even your life has rules. But, for art, there are only the rules that you inflict upon yourself. The rules handed out by your mind due to the abundancy of rules in every other aspect of life."

Or the rules handed out by your art teacher when he can't understand the reasons behind what you are doing, as is the case with me.

Quote him that or something. My art teacher is super awesome so I don't really have that problem anymore.